Some 5,000 delegates from 133 countries attending the 4th IAS
Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2007)
in Australia will discuss cutting edge developments in HIV/AIDS
research.
The four-day conference opened Sunday in Sydney, Australia's
largest city.
With important scientific advances setting the stage, the IAS
2007 organizers called for even greater vigilance to ensure
universal access to HIV prevention and treatment, and expanded
research to inform and strengthen the global response to HIV.
Over 3,100 original abstracts were submitted for consideration
and 978 were accepted for oral or poster presentation, according to
a media release from the conference Sunday.
This represents more than a 50 percent increase in the number of
abstracts submitted to the 3rd IAS held in Rio de Janeiro in
2005.
New biomedical prevention strategies available and the
development of novel treatments that offer new hope to persons in
whom HIV has developed resistance to existing medications are among
important scientific findings to be presented and discussed at the
conference.
New knowledge of HIV pathogenesis and the mechanisms through
which HIV causes immune deficiency will also be discussed.
In addition, key issues to be presented and discussed also
include updates on the clinical implications of an aging population
of people living with HIV, as well as on pediatric treatment
issues.
(Xinhua News Agency July 23, 2007)
